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Thursday, June 25, 2015

Hockey Goes Green guest post by Wildly Aware

My son's personal collection of hockey sticks.

HOCKEY GREEN INITIATIVE

You've probably noticed that green is everywhere these days -- in the news, politics, fashion and even technology. Well now you can add hockey to that list. Reduce your carbon “stick” print and join Total Hockey’sGreen Initiative by recycling your broken and unusable composite hockey sticks. Twenty five years ago hockey sticks were made from wood and wore out, and aluminum sticks would bend or crack. The problem with the 3.2 million composite sticks produced worldwide is that they are bound to wind up in a landfill. Hockey Green hopes to slow the number of newer sticks going into landfills by offering a $10 credit towards a new stick when you turn in your old stick. Hockey is about scoring goals. Hockey Green's goal for this initiative is to build a large inventory of carbon fiber materials that can be used by scientists so they can develop a method to reuse these materials in the creation of new products.

WHAT IS COMPOSITE

Composite materials are known for their durability, high strength, excellent quality and low weight, but what were faced with is the need to recycle composite materials and no identifiable process for doing so. Composite is widely used in automotive, construction, aerospace and renewable energy industries because of the edge it provides over traditional materials. Fortunately, R&D activities are on the rise to finding solutions on how best to recycle and dispose of composite materials.

If stick meets qualifying eligibility requirements, you will receive a $10 credit towards a new stick purchase.

If you do not have a stick with you at the time of your purchase you have 90 days to bring in an eligible stick to receive the $10 credit.

All new stick purchases made online will include a Hockey Green bag providing players an easy way to return their unwanted sticks to Total Hockey recycling process center. Place the FREE UPS Return Ship label on the package and drop off at a UPS store or drop box.

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